The Secure Services Gateway 500 Series is a LAN/WAN router that sports an integrated firewall, VPN, and will eventually support anti-virus, anti-spam and Web filtering features, Juniper says.

The SSG is a LAN/WAN router that sports an integrated firewall, VPN, and will eventually support anti-virus, anti-spam and Web filtering features, according to Adam Conway, product line manager for Juniper's Security Products Group.

The SSG will help enterprises secure branch- and medium-size offices where Web-based applications are driving high-speed broadband adoptions, said Conway.

The appliance comes in two models, the 520 and 550, and uses Juniper's ScreenOS.

The 520, which starts at $6,000, comes with 600M bps firewall and 300M bps VPN and IPS.

It can support 64,000 simultaneous sessions and 500 VPN tunnels.

The 550, which starts at $10,000, has a 1G bps firewall, 500M bps VPN and IPS.

It supports 128,000 sessions and 1,000 VPN tunnels, according to information provided by Juniper.

The SSG is designed to plug a hole in the company's product line between the NS 5GT Firewall/VPN appliances and the enterprise-class Juniper NS 200 and NS 50 series appliances, Conway said.

The new platform sports four 10/100/1000 interfaces and six I/O expansion slots that can accommodate T1/E1, DS3, serial as well as copper of fiber gigabit Ethernet connections, Juniper said.

The platform is built to accommodate additional security features. Juniper plans to add an anti-virus and anti-spyware engine from Kaspersky Labs, anti-spam technology from Symantec and Web filtering technology from WebSense and SurfControl in 2006, Conway said.

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